Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink: Jewish Illuminated Manuscripts

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The love of books within the Jewish tradition extends back over many centuries, and the ways of interpreting the ones books are as myriad as the traditions themselves. Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink offers the primary full survey of Jewish illuminated manuscripts, starting from their origins within the Middle Ages to the current day. Featuring one of the vital such a lot beautiful examples of Jewish art of all time―including hand-illustrated versions of the Bible, the Haggadah, the prayer book, marriage documents, and other beloved Jewish texts―the book introduces readers to the history of these manuscripts and their interpretation.

Edited by Marc Michael Epstein with contributions from leading experts, this sumptuous volume features a full of life and informative text, showing how Jewish aesthetic tastes and iconography overlapped with and diverged from the ones of Christianity, Islam, and other traditions. Featured manuscripts were commissioned by Jews and produced by Jews and non-Jews over many centuries, and represent Eastern and Western perspectives and the views of both pietistic and liberal communities around the Diaspora, including Europe, Israel, the Middle East, and Africa.

Magnificently illustrated with pages from hundreds of manuscripts, many prior to now unpublished or rarely seen, Skies of Parchment, Seas of Ink offers surprising new perspectives on Jewish life, presenting the books of the People of the Book as never before.

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